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Angelfish love to lay their eggs on a large Amazon Swordplant or similar large leaf tall plant that grows fairly thickly. I actually have two separate breeding pairs in a 250 gallon tank using two different sword plants.

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This is almost an impossible question to answer because what you put in your tank for decoration should be very personal. Those fish are not redecorators so any plant that you choose that you like the look of should do well. If you want real plants (my preference) I'd stay away from the all consuming big stuff (wysteria, cabomba, large swords) in such a little tank unless you're prepared to constantly trim them. They will dominate the tank. Contortion val, jungle val, hair grass, etc are good choices because they are smaller and will fit the tank better. I've also seen some small tanks that look great with fake plants too.

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Thank you for your question. A common aquarium plant that is native to the natural environment of the Angelfish is the Amazon Sword Plants (Echinodorus). It is a hardy plant and can be found in more than 50 different species. Other examples of suitable plants are Java Moss (Vesicularia dubyana), Java Fern (Polypodium pteropus) and Water Sprite (Ceratopteris).

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Flourish is a combination of chemical nutrients such as iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, potassium, inositol, choline B12, and biotin. Flourish excell, on the other hand, is a source of organic carbon that can be used in a planted tank either as a substitute for or in conjunction with added CO2. Some users find that adequate dosing or excel slows down algea growth in a planted tank.

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I use them both and asked the same question. Here is what I learned...FLOURISH is the minerals etc. that are good and needed by your plants. It's like taking a daily vitamin - it has all the stuff you need.EXCEL is what you would use if you don't have a CO2 system. It's basically a liquid form of CO2 (but not as effective). It is useful and has made a noticeable difference in my planted tank. What this does it promote growth to your plants the way a CO2 system would. Some people would argue that this stuff doesn't work and isn't a replacement for CO2. All I know is my plants grow when I use it and stay the same when I don't.

I have a good plant substrate, awesome lighting, but no CO2 system. I use Flourish and Excel and my plants are doing just fine.

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Flourish supplies trace elements and other nutrients, flourish excel supplies carbon. Depending on your setup and plants excel can supply enough to where a co2 system is not needed. Both great products i use both in both my planted tanks.

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no, they water will absorb as much as it can and the rest will be released back into you house. the air bubbles hitting the surface will also help to keep the protien layer away, which is benificial to your tank, in two ways. first its more visually apealing, and second with helps with the CO2 exchange.

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Air pumps can be very useful in taller tanks to make sure that not only water but nutrients and gases are adequately circulated around the tank; preventing "dead zones." I tend to use an air stone along one side wall to create circular flow in the tank, without disturbing too much of the plants or evaporating too much of the water.

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I've never heard of air stones or diffusers have a negative effect on water quality. Just the opposite, they disturb the surface tension and promote good transfer. So long as there aren't so many stones in the tank that the fish have to swim through the bubbles you're fine.

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I'm not an expert here but I'd be concerned that the coating would eventually crack and you would inevitably have rust issues with the metal underneath which would greatly effect water quality. I'd hate to have to see you rip out your planted wall after a while because of such problems. I don't know how corrosion of the galvanizing may effect water quality.

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there are many ways to to do so, but you will want to treat what is causing the algea or it will just appear again. consider joining a message board such as The Planted Tank.net or similar site, and they will be able to help you.

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